Louisville KY

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Two Louisville Metro Police officers were able to reunite for a happy ending to a story that started as dangerous and frightening. A few months ago, LMPD Officers Capito and Richardson responded to a house fire. Once they arrived on scene, the structure was engulfed. One child was severely...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A community food giveaway in west Louisville on Wednesday helped teach local kids how to give back. Junior Black Campers, alongside Change Today Change Tomorrow, hosted a free grocery giveaway at the Shawnee Public Library. Junior Black Campers is a youth mentorship program for youth in...

VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. (WEHT) — A Louisville man has been released from jail following his involvement in a deadly crash in Vanderburgh County. Malik Stafford was originally charged after a head-on collision on North St. Joseph Avenue, taking the life of 31-year-old Maria Guetling last June. However, the...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Churches in Louisville provided Thanksgiving food baskets and meals to people who needed the extra blessing this holiday. Fern Creek Highview United Ministries gave away more than 400 Thanksgiving baskets donated by various churches. It was a drive-thru event, so families didn't even have to...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Volunteers with the Fern Creek/Highview United Ministries distributed food to more than 200 people in need on Wednesday, ahead of Thanksgiving. The event, which started at 10 a.m., had cars lining up in the parking lot at 7:30 a.m., and served families in less than two hours as volunteers...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With less than two months until the start of the 2026 Kentucky legislative session, Mayor Craig Greenberg, D-Louisville, has announced his priorities for lawmakers. Greenberg will request funding that the city hopes to use for continued downtown investments, a first-responder training center and a...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro leaders say contractors cleaning the UPS plane crash site are ahead of schedule, allowing the first group of businesses to reopen Wednesday. Businesses in “Phase One” of the impacted area will be allowed to return starting Wednesday. Grade Lane between Don Hudson Boulevard...

A Jefferson Circuit Court judge issued a restraining order Nov. 25 that blocks the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation’s order for charitable gaming organizations to disable machines made by two major manufacturers, according to court documents. The restraining order comes after three organizations —...

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WAVE) - A video of a confrontation between a teacher and a student in a Jeffersonville High School bathroom has been spreading on social media. The student’s family is now exploring their legal options. The Clark County Prosecutor’s office is also looking into the incident. WAVE spoke...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The 23-year-old grandson of a former Jeffersontown mayor was arrested for his sixth DUI in two years on Tuesday after police found him asleep behind the wheel. According to an arrest slip, Brock Ruckriegel, the grandson of the late, long-time Jeffersontown mayor Daniel Ruckriegel, was found...